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Africa: Coca-Cola commits US $30 million for drinking water projects
24 Jun 09
The Coca-Cola Company has committed US$ 30 million over the next six years to provide access to safe drinking water to communities throughout Africa through its Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN). Implemented by the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, RAIN aims to provide at least 2 million Africans with clean water and sanitation by 2015.
India: biggest recipient of water and sanitation aid
19 May 09
Despite New Delhi's self-reliant public stance, India receives almost twice as much development assistance for water and sanitation as any other country, according to OECD data for 2006-7.
Fundraising: YouTube non-profit collects US$ 10,000 for clean water in a single day
28 Apr 09
To commemorate World Water Day, YouTube featured a video from charity: water, which included a Call to Action overlay that encouraged YouTube users to donate money to help build wells and provide safe drinking water. Charity:water was able to raise over US$ 10,000 in one day from the video.
Carbon credits: potential source of funding for wastewater treatment projects
28 Apr 09
Recovering methane from wastewater treatment plants to generate power not only saves energy costs. It also helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which offers operators in developing countries an opportunity to sell carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
Microcredit: Sierra Leone youth group gets loan to run public shower
01 Apr 09
Youth cooperative, the Water Sie Boys, received US$ 9,000 to run a public shower for slum-dwellers in Freetown.
Soft loans: Sweden introduces new scheme, Norway closes its scheme down
01 Apr 09
As Sweden launches a new untied mixed credit scheme for project financing, Norway is closing down its troubled scheme.
Financial crisis: a blessing in disguise for the Latin American water sector?
01 Apr 09
Investing in infrastructure is one of the measures repeatedly mentioned to combat the global financial crisis. In Latin America, Peru and Colombia are examples of countries that are investing in the water sector as part of their anti-crisis plans.
Infrastructure fund: Japan announces green loan fund for crisis-hit developing countries
23 Mar 09
Japan has announced a US$ 5 billion loan fund to help developing countries hit by the global credit crisis to put in place running water, solar power systems and other environmental infrastructure.
Fundraising: Twestivals in 202 cities raise money for charity: water
13 Feb 09
On 12 February 2009, 202 cities around the world hosted "Twestivals" which brought together Twitter communities or Twitterers to raise money for US-based charity: water.
Microfinance: unique partnership aims to spur innovation in India’s sanitation sector
01 Dec 08
Dutch NGO WASTE and micro insurance company TATA-AIG have jointly developed a way to improve sanitation using health insurance products based on customer demand. Health insurance premiums will be tailored to the sanitation situation of the target group, so that better sanitation means lower premiums.
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